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Author: Iztok
Date: 2005-04-02 16:11
Does a soprano sax made of wood exist? I'd like to play a saxophone to be heard like clarinet. Any chances, please?
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Author: TorusTubarius
Date: 2005-04-02 16:52
Well, there is an instrument of Hungarian origin called a Tarogato that is a conical bore horn like a saxophone that is made out of wood like a clarinet.
There are sound files out there on the internet if you can find them. The sound is basically like a very dark soprano saxophone timbre. It doesn't really sound much like a clarinet since it is the cylindrical bore, not the wooden material, that primarily gives the clarinet its distinctive sound.
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Author: musical lottie
Date: 2005-04-02 17:50
If all else fails learn to play Bb soprano clarinet - half the fingerings are the same, and the rest are pretty logical.
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